"Horoscopes" was the Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Eurovision Song Contest 1981

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

, performed in English

English language

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 by Sheeba

Sheeba

Sheeba were an all-girl pop trio popular in Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were Maxi, Marion Fossett and Frances Campbell. They are best known for representing the host nation, Ireland, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with "Horoscopes"....

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The song is an up-tempo number, with the girls singing about the fascination some people have with horoscope

Horoscope

In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" In...

s and star signs. They explain that this is "crazy, crazy", because "It's we, not the stars above, who write our horoscopes". In other words, life is what we make of it, and not what a horoscope tells us ("Success comes from what we do, not from what we're told").

The three singers wore revealing green dresses during the performance.

The song was performed twelfth on the night, following the Netherlands

Netherlands

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' Linda Williams

Linda Williams (singer)

Linda Williams is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Het is een wonder

Het Is Een Wonder

"Het is een wonder" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Dutch by Linda Williams.The song is a ballad, with Williams singing about the effect that meeting her lover has had on her. She explains that she had not previously experienced happiness, but now she is...

" and preceding Norway

Norway

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's Finn Kalvik

Finn Kalvik

Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer and composer.-Early career:He was born in Fåvang, but his family moved to the working class district of Grorud, Oslo in 1952. Early in his career Kalvik found success putting music to the poetry of popular Norwegian writers André Bjerke and Inger Hagerup...

 with "Aldri i livet

Aldri I Livet

"Aldri i livet" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Norwegian by Finn Kalvik.The song is a ballad, with Kalvik telling his lover that "Never in my life have I thought of leaving you", and asking whether she thinks of him when he is not with her.The song was...

". At the close of voting, it had received 105 points, placing 5th in a field of 20.

It was succeeded as Irish representative

Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Ireland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest at the 1965 Contest in Naples, participating in every subsequent Contest but two: the 1983 Contest in Munich and the 2002 Contest in Tallinn...

 at the 1982 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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 by The Duskeys with "Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Here Today Gone Tomorrow

"Here Today Gone Tomorrow" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in English by the Welsh family quartet The Duskeys...

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